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The goal of this study is to demonstrate the effectiveness of pentoxifylline compared to placebo in AAH while studying putative mechanisms that are plausible and testable. The main hypothesis is that pentoxifylline reduces the 90-day mortality of AAH.


Clinical Trial Description

The goal of this study is to demonstrate the effectiveness of pentoxifylline compared to placebo in AAH while studying putative mechanisms that are plausible and testable. The main hypothesis is that pentoxifylline reduces the 90-day mortality of AAH.

This study never moved forward due to funding issues. ;


Study Design

Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator), Primary Purpose: Treatment


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NCT number NCT00205049
Study type Interventional
Source University of Wisconsin, Madison
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Status Terminated
Phase Phase 1
Start date March 2005
Completion date November 2006

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